Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Snow Rustwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gymnomitrion
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Snow Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.